Summary

Physician. Son of Daniel Metzgar (1811-1859) and Elizabeth Ringer (1809-1885), of Westmoreland Co., PA, and brother of Dr. Daniel H. Metzgar, of Pittsburgh. Served in the U.S. Signal Corps during the Civil War; wounded at Chickamauga. First married Jennie M. Lloyd in 1869; second wife, Sadie A. George, whom he wed in 1889. Lived in PA, TX, and CA.